Saturday, May 5, 2007. It may rise to several times its normal level and remains elevated longer than amylase.

Monday, July 9, 2007. Your Digestive System and How It Works. The digestive system is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. Inside this tube is a lining called the mucosa. In the mouth, stomach, and small intestine, the mucosa contains tiny glands that produce juices to help digest food. Why is digestion important? How is food digested? Movement of Food Through the System. The esophagus is the organ into which the swallowed food .

Monday, July 9, 2007. What do they do? Doctors often tell people to try using pancreatic enzymes with meals when they have symptoms of indigestion that cannot be attributed to a specific cause. In a double-blind study, microencapsulated pancreatic enzymes were shown to reduce gas, bloating, and fullness after a high-fat meal. Where are they found? Only sma.

The Gallbladder is a small organ that stores the bile that is produced in the liver until it is needed to break down fats in the small intestine. Friday, May 4, 2007. An estimated 16 to 20 million people in the United States have gallstones. Most of the stones are so tiny that they are literally flushed through the digestive system without any symptoms. Gallstones develop in the gallbladder. The gallbladder is used as a storage tank. For bile that is produced by the liver. If the crystals, or galls.